Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

The future of aerospace and defense starts here.

Ursa Major was founded to revolutionize how America and its allies access and apply high-performance propulsion, from hypersonics to solid rocket motors, satellite maneuvering and launch. We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands.

The Program Manager is a leader who drives customer inputs, schedules, hardware, resources, and overall program progress to ensure customer satisfaction and our programmatic success. The Program Manager owns execution through the product lifecycle, can excel as a technical liaison, and can bring together complex technical and operational inputs to meet program milestones.

Support business development and capture efforts with programmatic inputs, including cost and schedule details; own applicable Gate 4s.

Responsibilities :

• Drives program progress, from identification of market need through sustainment and obsolescence
• Manages the customer relationship and is responsible for customer satisfaction
• Responsible for defining program objectives and aligning resources required to execute
• Responsible for the program budget, schedule, and Key Results (KRs) and their performance; regularly monitors and reports on program health, including ownership of Program Review material preparation and presentation
• Owns the schedule for the program. Responsible for pulling inputs from across the company and re-baselining as changes occur.
• Owns evaluation of technical and program risks / opportunities, drives mitigations of risk and realization of opportunities
• Identifies and helps realize program or product opportunities to strength the business
• Drives program technical and operational objectives, while ensuring program progress and on-time delivery
• Serve as the primary customer point of contact (POC), manage contract scope, prepare material for and hosting regular customer check-in meetings, and lead the preparation of contract deliverables
• Collaborates with team members to write, review, and deliver technical deliverables
• Support business development and capture efforts with programmatic inputs, including cost and schedule details; own applicable Gate 4s

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Experience :

Colorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $95,000 - $145,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we are evaluating individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly, we are excited to meet you and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we can't quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

Benefits Include : (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)

How To Apply :

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking "Submit Application". This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.

NOTE : Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who believes they have the skills and the drive necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.

US CITIZENSHIP, PERMANENT RESIDENCY, REFUGEE OR ASYLUM STATUS IS REQUIRED.

We're an equal-opportunity employer. You will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

No outside recruiters, please.